Can I Over Load A Nano Tank?

[garybuk]

Right my corals are drying some are gone to far!! but others havnt!


The only good tank i got going is my nano tank!! so can i stick all off my good corals in my nano tank? and hope for the best???


I got about 3 or 4 to go in there along with the frags allready in my nano tank!! and also a few fish in thre!!!


If it helps i can stick a extnal filter on my nano tank for the mean while!!


PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SOME HELP!!

 

[littleme1969]

As damage limitation I would be carefull what you add to the nano. Dying corals will give off a polutants into the water which will stress and could cause other corals around them to die. Plus you also have the risk of moving any issue from the big tank into the small tank If it where mine I would do a 100% water change in the big tank. Add carbon to any filter you have and just pray Why risk the contents of the nano when you dont have too. Plus the stress of moving the corals only may just finish them off.

 

[garybuk]

As damage limitation I would be carefull what you add to the nano. Dying corals will give off a polutants into the water which will stress and could cause other corals around them to die. Plus you also have the risk of moving any issue from the big tank into the small tank If it where mine I would do a 100% water change in the big tank. Add carbon to any filter you have and just pray Why risk the contents of the nano when you dont have too. Plus the stress of moving the corals only may just finish them off.

I had moved the half good looking ones over befor you posted this! and they are looking better already in my nano tank! i hope i havnt upset anythink!!

Little me can i rember reading about you haveing a few probs and thinking about giving it up?

 

[littleme1969]

Glad you managed to save some. Ive found ita all about risk in the marine world, leave or move etc. Scares the poo out of me at times
Yup its been a bit rough for a few months, just get over one thing to get another But things are now settling OK and all fish and the tank looks well. Touch Wood!

 

[dilbert]

It depends much on your nano. If it is already only frags in there as your signature says and no big poo-ers like fish, snails, and shrimp, then it depends how much do you feed the corals.

The first time, you could probably reduce feeding and let them live from the zooxanthellae alone. Increasing water changes would help, too.